Kalabhavan Haneef (1959 or 1960 – 9 November 2023) was an Indian actor and impressionist in Malayalam cinema.
[1] Haneef started impersonations while in school, and later began his career as a sales person and impressionist.
[citation needed] Haneef was very popular in India and abroad because of his stage shows.
He played small roles in Malayalam movies, but was more successful in television, playing important roles in serials such as Minnukettu, Nadhaswaram, Abi's Corner, Comediyum Mimicsum Pinne Njanum, Manassiloru Mazhavillu, and Tilana Tilana.
[2] After two days of hospitalisation for breathing problems, he died in Kochi on 9 November 2023, at the age of 63.